I enjoyed many aspects of this course including labs, dissections, and group-related work. I found myself learning best during labs and dissections because I was provided visuals that kept me interested since they were very hands-on. However, there were things I did not enjoy as much as the other parts of the course, including showing videos online and excessive note-taking. I like to think that I learn better when the teacher teaches the concepts then I am aware of what to study for tests and exams. Because of covid, we didn’t get to partake in different learning opportunities like field trips. In this course, I was able to improve my ways of studying efficiently whether that was studying with a friend or making flash cards. Some recommendations I have for how this course was taught is to do more collaborative/group work instead of notetaking as one main way of learning. If I had the chance to do this course again, I would review everyday because bio is very high in academics and there’s a lot to memorize.
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English 11 Poetry Reflection
My Poem
Curricular Competencies Reflection
The overall purpose of the poem is to showcase how an object on a smaller scale can significantly impact our lives and make us happy. In this case, the object that holds great value to me is my headphones. My intended audience for this poem is people who find joy in listening to music or people who find their headphones being a source of comfort. Some elements of this poem that personally relate to me are how the headphones are able to make me feel a certain way through music. For instance, when I find that I’m in difficult situations or I want to shut out the world around me, my headphones are always in reach as a form of escapism from reality. Listening to music has been a constant thing for me especially when I’m alone or doing something that I love such as drawing, painting, or even studying. To make this poem engaging, I decided to listen to different types of music while creating it to see how it makes me feel. From there, I was able to emphasize my emotions knowing how different the experience would be without the headphones in my ears. Another way I made it more engaging was by using different senses in my poem to make the object come to life. Using poetic devices such as personification, I was able to give the reader a visual of how headphones and music can make one feel.
Creative Thinking Core Competency Reflection
I chose this topic for my poem by listing out small-scale objects and things that make me happy. I resonated with my headphones the most because I find that I use them in my everyday life no matter what I’m doing and where I am. I formed my own original ideas to create this poem by thinking about my own personal experiences with them and incorporating them into the poem. Some strategies I used that helped me stimulate my imagination, as mentioned before, were listening to my own music and recognizing how it makes me feel. I personally think what makes my poem unique and innovative is that it doesn’t clearly state what the object actually is until the end. Moreover, before it was clearly stated, I wanted to create a visual representation of these headphones by pulling out examples of experiences that one can go through while listening to music with their headphones, whether they’re feeling negatively or positively. However, my poem lacks multiple poetic devices and that could be improved and played with if I had the chance to do this again.